Posts by Johan Bastiaansen

Re: Showing their true colours

An "Uber verified driver"? What does that mean?

Transporting people is a profession. The authorities have rules, some on safety, others on responsibility in case of an accident. Perhaps you don't agree with these rules, that's your right in a democracy. You can try to overturn these rules, but until you do, you are legally bound to follow them.

An "Uber verified driver" is just a guy with a car and some free time, looking to make some extra cash, isn't he?

And you're just a tool, shouting "dinosaur" at everyone you don't agree with.

Re: Granted that passing around little pieces of paper may look strange to the uninitiated observer

Fraud is very profitable and is probably the oldest profession around. The only thing you need for fraud are gullible people. And a few are born every second.

Gullible people are always looking for a quick fix, a short cut, an easy way to make lots of money without doing any actual work. The think they're smarter than us, and that makes them vulnerable.

Zuck does have point

He doesn't want the government to spy on people. Surely in a free society, that's something a company should do, and they can sell that information to the government.

Zuck is losing money hand over fist here because he has to deal with a government backed competitor ! ! !

Re: Hands up who's shocked?

That's not the point. The point is that the backing of a government will prevent the bank from going under.

Also

Also, the millage on the vehicle is decreasing instead of increasing. And that will have a positive effect on the trade in value.

Re: Prepare for consumer inflation...probably

That's fine with me, I never by an Oracle license and probably never will.

Re: Commuter nav

No.

Our marketing people tell us there is no market for that. And they have a big budget, so they must be right.

Re: @ dssf

Homo sapiens of any persuasion tend to get pissed when their order isn't processed.

At least on my planet.

Re: An apples-and-apples comparison? Stock splits ARE important to stockholders.

Taking into account inflation and dividends.

Re: Subtle thinking

Sorry but $75 transaction cost on an $300 transaction? Really? Darwin, I'm so glad I'm not living in the land of the brave and the free.

I could pay anybody in Europe 300 € and it would cost me less than € 1. Customs however would be keeping the parcel "under investigation" for several weeks as the watch will start ticking for a while when they shake it.

Perhaps we store our idiots in customs while you store them in banks eh?

Did you read the article?

From the top: "China has banned its banks from using Bitcoin after warning the cryptocurrency could be used to fund terrorism. Financial institutions in the Middle Kingdom will no longer be able to use Bitcoin, although citizens are free to spend the digital funny money."

Any government has the right ànd the duty to set rules for their banks. It's because most failed to do their job, that we're in this mess to start with.

And that bartering with livestock was all very fine, but at the end of the year, "da man" came and took 10% of your livestock. So your "without any government intervention" line, doesn't fly either.

Re: That process continues today and will continue throughout the construction...

My thoughts exactly. Anybody who is doing any actual building on that project is sweating blood and tears while these morons pretend to be creative.